Monday, November 20, 2017

It appears my Frankenstein cover's too intense for the youthful masses on Drive Through Comics and got marked ADULT (which basically just means you have to sign in and lie about your age before you're allowed to see it). For the sake of those poor innocent eyes, I've made a temporary cover
for the cybershelves out of the last page of Mrs. Shelley's opus. Apologies for the confusion to folks that went looking for it and couldn't find it; the link will now carry you away to reanimation Nirvana! Considering the tortures and soft porn of other title covers up there I'm at a bit of a loss, but hey, what does a sick fellah like me know? I've actually received a few poster orders for this one already, so I think I might get some made up as well as some calendars for the silly season. Contact me through my site (in the links at right) if you know you want one, otherwise, watch here for more info.

Monday, November 13, 2017

After a bit of a wait due to an intense schedule (close to a year workin' for da man, that is), Frankenstein's FINALLY lettered and ready to go up on my digital graphic novel link. The hard copy'll be out in the new year but in the meantime, let's celebrate the 200th anniversary of Mary Shelley's "Modern Prometheus" online and on your favourite devices! I'll update here once I've got it uploaded but in the meantime, here's your first look at the cover. ***There we go! Pop on over to Drivethrucomics for a preview, and your own E-comic for a measly 3 Bones! My other titles are there, so take a snoop around!***

Friday, August 04, 2017

Wednesday, August 02, 2017

Here's one last double page spread from "Tales of Frankenstein," an anthology coming out in tandem with a feature this year. This one's a little off the rails, but my first pick to adapt for that very reason! I'll update with the book (and film's) release but first, back to some colour!

***PS! ALWAYS open for commissions! contact me through my site link on the right!***

Friday, April 07, 2017

Saturday, February 25, 2017

Ah, a day off from boarding, and no Franky to do! I'm gonna lighten things up a bit and get some negative space stuff ready for the convention circuit...now open for commisions! Drop a line via my illustration website link to your left, whatever turns your crank.

Saturday, January 21, 2017

For those of you keeping track, I can't get past the last post which I'll be redoing. I'll put a comparison up soon, as 47 pages of Frankenstein are now done aside from that and a couple tweaks & twerks. I enjoyed that more than I thought!

Saturday, December 17, 2016

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Due to a punishing storyboarding schedule, I had to find a resourceful way to get through this book asap, and have been quite happily surprised with the outcome! Believe it or not, thw whole thing's being done with Sharpie markers and Photoshop, resulting in a very energetic final product. (Anyone that knows me from the cons knows my fondness of getting reckless on Sharpie fumes). This is a a panel about 4x it's proper size and hastilly coloured to finally get a post up here. I'll be going in and losing some lines and tinkering, but I think you get the idea. Nice, no?

Friday, September 30, 2016

Friday, September 02, 2016

Thanks to a busy schedule my Frankenstein adaptation'll be done in a more aggressive, sketchy style like this. I've been wanting to do a book more in line with my commission work for a while, but have had too much time to over render with brushes. If any story calls for a more energetic and rough style, it's this one. More to come!

In the meantime, My subtler-than-neon dig at Trump short sightedness "America Owns the
Moon" appears in this month's Heavy Metal magazine on the shelves soon!

Wednesday, February 17, 2016

Big Bad Barda. Brush & ink, with a little felt tip accenting 11 x 17 commission. I've never drawn her before, she's a great character. Taking requests has definitely become my main activity at the Conventions, and I'm really looking forward to doing large quick gesture style commissions this year, it's going to be a party. Drop a line, this kind of quality looks great...well, in the bathroom, if you are attached.

By the way, I posted this on a FB inking page, had a bit of a back & forth with a guy regarding stle, brushes....and it became clear he'd never considered the fact this was a REAL BRUSH on REAL PAPER. Not his fault, I really am a dinosaur at this point, I guess.

Saturday, February 13, 2016

Aaaand off we go towards COMMISSION Season! There's some interesting requests coming down the pipe that I'm looking forward to sinking my teeth into already, and here's the first one out've the gate! If you have a request, drop an email through my illustration site link, or email me directly at boardguy@shaw.ca. See you at the Cons!

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

I'm finishing up the colors for this guy, my 1st foray into Sci-Fi, funnily enough. Nice to surprise yourself with where the "mental rolodex" of references build something subliminally and look at it objectively.

COMMISSION TIME! I'm doing a limited convention run again, but always happy to crank out requests. You be seeing some soon. Happy New Year, BTW!

Saturday, January 02, 2016

Sunday, December 20, 2015

Thanks to the reno/Christmas/working for a living, I clearly haven't been as prolific as I'd hoped! Things ARE in fact rolling, and as you can see, our friends on the moon don't seem to be alone this holiday season, either! All the best for the new year, looking forward to seeing you at the cons!

Saturday, November 21, 2015

Now we're rolling. I'm just finishing up inks on a sci-fi horror story, and thought I'd try some colour out before it moves fully into the digital realm. There'll be lots coming now, so stay tuned! Also, my short story Mary-Lou is in this month's Heavy Metal magazine (#277)! It's on the stands now, but if you take a peek in the link for free comics to the right, you regulars can check her out in all her hillbilly horror!

Sunday, February 08, 2015

My contribution to this year's Calgary Comic Expo, which is bigger than ever at 4 full days of geekdom. It would appear this is the year of Game of Thrones at the Con, lots of celebs popping up on the guest list...I think I'm going to have break down and get a Stan Lee photo, I don't see him making many more visits.

Don't forget to get those commissions pre-ordered via my website link! It's the only way to be sure once the show starts chugging. Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Wednesday, December 17, 2014

Just settling into a long board supervision gig, but there's still room for some comics. Here's an inked page for the Cloudscape Project; nice to do something local.

Commissions have started for the upcoming Vancouver and Calgary Cons, it's the perfect time to get orders in before hand. I'll start posting them as they happen; I'll be back with an Iron Man one I 'm into now. Contact me through my site in the links!

Thursday, December 04, 2014

After a bit of a sideline into Nosferatu-land, BH #2 is finally up here, and it's going to look like as shiny as well gnawed bones on your tablet! Hankering to stay old school and get a hard copy? No need for night terrors, I'll be on the convention circuit with 'em in tow, or you can order directly from any of my sites! (Look to the links to the right, fellow creatures of the night!)

Monday, October 20, 2014

Saturday, October 11, 2014

I know it's teeny, but here's a sneak peek at where the Nosferatu finals are going. It's a pretty tall hurdle to compete with the original black & white. When I found outGraphic Classicswanted color my first thought was "uh oh!"

Break out the limited palette & do some noodlin' to age it up a bit, I think there's something at least honest and fresh goin' on. More to come!

Wednesday, October 01, 2014

Well, in mercy of the long road to Hallowe'en and all the Nosferatu images that are on the way, I thought I'd brighten up the room with this pick me upper. Courtesy of the aforementioned conceptual gig.

Monday, September 08, 2014

Nosferatu inks are halfway through, but I got sidelined with some board work, and some live-action conceptual work, which was nice. I don't think my comic booky style sells as well as something more realistic, but I just haven't spent the time learning how to paint properly in Ps... Yet.

Monday, June 30, 2014

Here's the cover for the upcoming Nosferatu book. The folks at Graphic Classics like it first for promo, but I usually like to get through a book and know how to draw the character beforehand. Something as simple as this took quite a few attempts!

Friday, June 20, 2014

Now HERE's a nice gig. A 40 pg adaptation of the classic for Graphic Classics. I'm just in the process of figuring out how to draw him, but I'm hoping to go sketchy with it, even with color. Good times!

Monday, April 14, 2014

Friday, March 14, 2014

Managed to work the bugs out of my short story "Cursed," which'll round out Bloody Hell #2, and am past half way with the inks...but got hit with a couple dream boards that'll slow the pace down for a few weeks. There's some neat stuff in this one, can't wait to get it out there!

Wednesday, February 05, 2014

Another image from the "I didn't save the original AI files, and had to redo it to make larger prints" file. Again, a quick sketch from the Jumble days. Even loose, it worked. As a matter of fact, it took me a couple attempts to get it right; the original spontaneity was hard to keep. As soon as I fixed up the anatomy or did anything with the tilt of the head, it just died. It's full of errors, but together they add up to a nice dynamic fluidity.

Wednesday, January 29, 2014

Kinda rippin' myself off here, but a LOT of the posts on this blog were from a community blog called Art Jumble. Every week was a different subject and you just made sure you did a sketch, got it in by Friday. It was great for keepin' those creative wheels going and I would dedicate about 4 hrs to a piece. Combined with the influence of other styles on the same subject done in the same amount of time (I assume), it was awesome for getting pushed to trying out new things in a set arena. I truly wish the blog would get passed on to parties interested in carrying it, but I suppose they're like myself, and more into creating than managing.

Anyway.

So.

It was the other styles I'd seen that made mine feel rustic, and looking to trying new things, this one which you can compare to the banner above. ( It now comes in 3 different colors!) Being that it was a sketch and new to the software, I dumped the original AI files off this and have to redo it (like others to come) for larger repro.

Cheers to you guys at the Jumble. You get interesting bright periods of time in this industry, and you were one.

Thursday, December 05, 2013

Friday, November 22, 2013

Here's a sketch I was doing little bits on alongside my storyboarding quota. I didn't really expect to go anywhere with it, but next thing you know the brush & inks' in your hands, and then, well...you just gotta colour it.